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CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Making Learners College and Career Ready through Career Technical Education: As we launch into 21st century teaching, a top priority for Orange
Unified School District is to prepare K-12 students for successful post-secondary career and college options. We are moving forward with providing
schools access to hands on experience in various careers in elementary school, middle school and high school. There are currently 15 career
clusters in California and 26 Career Pathways are emerging in many of our schools. The pathways at our schools are aligned to some of the “hot
jobs”/emerging sectors for Orange County today and in the future. OUSD is in the process of organizing these pathways in our data system, so that
student completion of pathways can be charted. The data below is baseline data, as we just began collecting this data last year.

Industry Certifications Career Technical Student Organizations
By Site (CTSO's)

12 1 12 2

12 0 12 0
110
10 0 9 7 110

90Number of Students 10 0
78 Number of Students
90
80
70 80

60 70
50
60 2 0 13 - 2 0 14
40
30 2 0 13 - 2 0 14
20
50
10
0 40 26
3 0 18
Canyon El Orange 20 20
High Modena High
High 1 10

Villa Richland 0
Park
High Future Business Future Business Future Farmers

Leaders of Leaders of of America

America America (Villa (Orange HS)

(Canyon HS) Park HS)

* Earning an industry certification has many benefits. It gives students a * CTSO’s play an important part in preparing young people to become
sense of accomplishment, a highly valued professional credential, and productive citizens and to assume roles of leadership in their
helps students become more employable with higher starting salaries. communities. These organizations provide a unique program of career
Valid reliable certifications are also evidence of technical skill and leadership development, motivation, and recognition for secondary
attainment. Industry certifications, therefore, are an important and post-secondary students enrolled in CTE programs. Instructors
component of a CTE program of study. provide organized curriculum-oriented activities that help students gain
career, leadership, and personal skills that maximize employability and
the ability to become productive citizens in the workforce, home and
community.

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